22 AUG 14

METEOROLOGY

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE FOR INTERNATIONAL AIR NAVIGATION - ANNEX 3

b. to prepare global forecasts of significant weather
(SIGWX) phenomena;
c. to issue the forecasts referred to in a) and b)
in digital form to meteorological authorities and
other users, as approved by the Contracting
State on advice from the meteorological authority;
d. to receive information concerning the release
of radioactive materials into the atmosphere,
from its associated WMO Regional Specialized
Meteorological Center (RSMC) for the provision
of transport model products for radiological
environmental emergency response, in order to
include the information in SIGWX forecasts; and
e. to establish and maintain contact with VAACs for
the exchange of information on volcanic activity
in order to coordinate the inclusion of information on volcanic eruptions in SIGWX forecasts.
3.2.2
In case of interruption of the operation of
a WAFC, its functions should be carried out by the
other WAFC.
NOTE: Back-up procedures to be used in case of
interruption of the operation of a WAFC are updated
by the World Area Forecast System Operations
Group (WAFSOPSG) as necessary; the latest revision can be found on the ICAO WAFSOPSG website.

3.3

AERODROME METEOROLOGICAL
OFFICES

3.3.1
Each Contracting State shall establish
one or more aerodrome and/or meteorological office
which shall be adequate for the provision of meteorological service required to satisfy the needs of
international air navigation.
3.3.2
An aerodrome meteorological office shall
carry out all or some of the following functions as
necessary to meet the needs of flight operations at
the aerodrome:
a. prepare and/or obtain forecasts and other relevant information for flights with which it is concerned; the extent of its responsibilities to prepare forecasts shall be related to the local availability and use of en-route and aerodrome forecast material received from other offices;
b. prepare and/or forecasts of local meteorological
conditions;
c. maintain a continuous survey of meteorological
conditions over the aerodromes for which it is
designated to prepare forecasts;
d. provide briefing, consultation and flight documentation to flight crew members and/or flight
operations personnel;
e. supply other meteorological information to aeronautical users;
f. display the available meteorological information;
g. exchange meteorological information with other
meteorological offices; and
h. supply information received on pre-eruption volcanic activity, a volcanic eruption or volcanic
ash cloud, to its associated air traffic services
unit, aeronautical information service unit and

meteorically watch office as agreed between the

meteorological, aeronautical information service
and ATS authorities concerned.
3.3.3
The aerodromes for which landing forecasts are required shall be determined by regional air
navigation agreement.
3.3.4
For an aerodrome without aerodrome
meteorological office located at the aerodrome:
a. the meteorological authority concerned shall
designate one or more aerodrome meteorological office(s) to supply meteorological information as required;
b. the competent authorities shall establish means
by which such information can be supplied to the
aerodromes concerned.

3.4

METEOROLOGICAL WATCH
OFFICES

3.4.1
A Contracting State, having accepted the
responsibility for providing air traffic services within a
flight information region or control area, shall establish, on the basis of regional air navigation requirements, one or more meteorological watch offices or
arrange for another Contracting State to do so.
3.4.2
A meteorological watch office shall:
a. maintain continuous watch over meteorological
conditions affecting flight operations within its
area of responsibility;
b. prepare SIGMET and other information relating
to its area of responsibility;
c. supply SIGMET information and, as required,
other meteorological information to associated
air traffic services units;
d. disseminate SIGMET information;
e. when required by regional air navigation agreement, in accordance with 7.2.1:
1. prepare AIRMET information related to its
area of responsibility;
2. supply AIRMET information to associated
air traffic services units; and
3. disseminate AIRMET information.
f. supply information received on pre-eruption volcanic activity, a volcanic eruption and volcanic
ash cloud for which a SIGMET has not already
been issued, to its associated ACC/FIC, as
agreed between the meteorological and ATS
authorities concerned, and to its associated
VAAC as determined by regional air navigation
agreement; and
g. supply information received concerning release
of radioactive materials into the atmosphere,
in the area for which it maintains watch or
adjacent areas, to its associated ACC/FIC, as
agreed between the meteorological and ATS
authorities concerned, and to aeronautical information service units, as agreed between the
meteorological and appropriate civil aviation
authorities concerned. The information shall
comprise location, date and time of the release,
and forecast trajectories of the radioactive materials.

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